working even against the backdrop of shelling from donetsk, a report by our special correspondent boris masov. exaggerate on shchorsa hit directly into the sewer, whether there, one by one, the center of donetsk is shaken by three powerful explosions, shells fall hundreds of meters from republican administration and the roof of a residential high-rise building on the sidewalks are deep funnels with fragments kill a bystander so so a person flew to rosa luxembourg earlier lies, however, not the whistle of shells, not the chaotic shelling of the city could not disrupt the referendum hundreds of thousands of people voted the donetsk republic makes its historical choice contrary to threats to ukrainian terror seem like death itself. fere is an ordinary courtyard in the center of donetsk, usually a high-rise building. and look right here. uh, on the bench at home, people are now filling out, uh, special forms. here it is on the very ballot, where you need to put the necessary tick. there is no doubt about which answer they will tick in donetsk. this is a referendum. they waited here for 8 long yea